{"id":2955,"date":"2020-10-29T02:01:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T02:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=2955"},"modified":"2020-10-29T13:17:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T13:17:28","slug":"earthquake-terms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/earthquake-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake terms"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2955\" class=\"elementor elementor-2955\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a41e901 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a41e901\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1832cb8\" 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data-id=\"715d0ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Earthquakes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efaf75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"0efaf75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-earthquakes-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2983 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-an-earthquake\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is an earthquake?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2982 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/earthquake-terms\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Earthquake terms<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2981 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/earthquake-formation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Earthquake formation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2980 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-earthquakes\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of earthquakes<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2979 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-tsunami\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a Tsunami?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2978 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/preparing-for-an-earthquake\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Preparing for an earthquake<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2977 jet-nav__item\"><a 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important terms to know about earthquakes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9917ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9917ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let us take a moment to learn about these terms to help us understand earthquakes better.<\/p><p><b>Tectonic Plates:<\/b><br \/>These are huge layers that make up the earth\u2019s upper layers. They continually stretch, move, slide, and collide against each other. Even though they are always moving, we do not feel it because they move very slowly. Each plate is about 50 to 250 miles (80 to 400 km) thick.<\/p><p><b>Faults (or Fault plane or fault lines):<\/b><br \/>These are weak lines that can develop in the plates, usually on the surface of the earth. There are different types of faults, and the major types include dip-slip normal, dip-slip reverse, strike-slip, and oblique-slip. The hypocenter is the location below the earth\u2019s surface where the earthquake starts. The epicenter is the location directly above it on the surface of the earth.<\/p><p><b>Seismograph and The Richter Scale (RS):<\/b><br \/>The seismograph is a device that scientists use to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. The Richter Scale, on the other hand, is a scale or measure that is used to compare earthquakes. It is calculated on a scale of one to ten. For example, an earthquake measuring 4 on the RS is ten times more than a measurement of 3, and an earthquake measuring 8 on the RS is 10 times more than one that measured 7 on the RS. As a guide, an earthquake measuring 3-5 is considered minor, 5-7 is moderate, 7-8 is major, and 8 or more is considered extremely powerful and usually very devastating.<\/p><p><b>Ring of Fire:<\/b><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3044\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3044\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ring-of-fire.jpg\" alt=\"Where is the ring of fire?\" width=\"600\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ring-of-fire.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ring-of-fire-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where is the Ring of fire?<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">It is the coastal belt of the Pacific Ocean (see diagram) that is the home of many volcanic eruptions, plate movement, and major fault lines. About 90% of the world&#8217;s earthquakes and 81% of the world&#8217;s largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. 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